• roguetrick@kbin.social
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    11 months ago

    I have a feeling it was their favorite apple because it was good for making booze, pies and sauce, not eating raw.

    Granny Smith is similar in that role nowadays.

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        11 months ago

        I don’t think I can even find Red Delicious in the stores any more. The new varieties have really taken it’s mealy blandness away.

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            11 months ago

            It used to be incredible. It was bred for stability and aesthetics back innthe 80s which ruined it.

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            11 months ago

            nope I had the misfortune of eating them pretty sure you can still find em in morrisons bloody wallpaper paste mush and doesn’t even taste good somehow my gramie likes them but she also likes plastic cheese and all that pink ladies are where it’s at

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          11 months ago

          Why would you guess that when I’m talking about an apple variety that apparently isn’t commonly found in stores anymore

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            11 months ago

            Because red delicious are still common and if you are under 30 they have been trash your whole life because you were born AFTER the breeding programs that stripped its flavor. If you are over 40 you remember a stretch when they were good. If you are in your thirties it’s going to be hit or miss.

            They used to be remarkable but that’s when they would not be entirely red.

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      11 months ago

      What’s wrong with Granny Smiths? Crisp, slightly sweet, tart. What’s not to love?